Arduino Leonardo - Limit to number of String variables?

[brandonppr]

Ok, I am working on a program that types in different words in place of common words using the Keyboard features

example:
String normal[] = {
"normal",
"typical",
"regular",
};

for some reason my program quits working and the computer no longer recognizes it as a USB device after I have a certain number of strings in my program even though I still have a lot of space in my sketch.

I believe it is when I have somewhere over 400 strings

so if I continue writing these String vars until I have over 400 strings total, the program quits working and the computer stops recognizing it. Then the only way I can upload a new sketch is to hold the reset until uploading starts then let go and it will put the sketch on.

This happens even if I don't have anything in setup or loop, even if I just declare over 400 string variables this will happen.

Is there some limitation to how many strings you can have?

I don't think they even have to be variables. I think it is just a certain number of strings no matter where they are in the program because I had another sketch that did the same thing and the only way I got past it was to add another arduino and have half the sketch on one and half on the other.

This has been driving me crazy.

[system]

The amount of flash memory that your code occupies is not related to the amount of SRAM that you are wasting using Strings.

[CrossRoads]

You only have so much SRAM for strings. 400 x 7 characters will put you over the limit.
Can you put them in PROGMEM?
Or move to a processor with more memory, like a '1284P with 16K SRAM:
http://crossroadsfencing.com/BobuinoRev17/
I offer them in several form factors, this one is like an Uno with 10 more IO pins as well.

[system]

If you're not going to change the strings when the sketch is running, leave them in flash memory.

(Remember, even an empty String consumes six bytes of precious RAM)

[CrossRoads]

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